Monday, April 13, 2015

Invitation to Participate in Research Data Management Week

Researchers at the University of Alberta are invited to participate in the 2nd annual Research Data Management Week from May 4 to May 8, 2015. New norms and practices are developing around the management of
research data. Canada's research councils are discussing the
introduction of data management plans within their application
processes. The University of Alberta's Research Policy now addresses the
stewardship of research records, with an emphasis on the long-term
preservation of data. An increasing number of scholarly journals are
requiring authors to provide access to the data behind their submissions
for publication. Data repositories are being established in domains and
institutions to support the sharing and preservation of data. Over 30 talks and workshops have been organized to help you
better prepare for this emerging global research data ecosystem.Keynote
speakers will include Ted Hewitt, President of SSHRC, on May 4th at 10:00am and
Paul Lu on May 6th at 10:00. Workshops will include offerings on: data storage options available to researchers, research
clouds, sharing data through Dataverse, and preparing data management
plans. Several of these sessions will be taught by Compute Canada, Cybera, and
Library staff. View the Libraries Research Management Week web site to view the full schedule and register for sessions.